Seventy BIG EAST teams – by far the most among all Football Bowl Subdivision conferences – were among the more than 950 Division I programs that were honored by the NCAA Thursday for earning Public Recognition Awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates.
The awards are given each year to teams with APRs in the top 10 percent in their respective sports. A total of 263 schools, out of 347 Division I colleges and universities, placed at least one team on the top APR list, including 15 of the 16 BIG EAST schools.
The 70 teams recognized by the NCAA put the BIG EAST third among all Division I leagues. Among FBS conferences, the Atlantic Coast Conference was second with 50 programs that were honored, while the Big Ten was third with 40 teams recognized.
Including all Division I leagues, the Ivy League had 117 teams honored, while the Patriot League had 80.
APR scores are a measure of classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I team based on the eligibility and retention for each semester or quarter. The awards announced Thursday are based on the multi-year APR scores from the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years.
The list of teams recognized includes the Notre Dame women’s soccer team, which won the 2010 NCAA title, and the Notre Dame men’s and women’s golf teams, which both won BIG EAST championships.
The Irish led the BIG EAST contingent with 16 teams that were recognized by the NCAA, while Georgetown was second among league members with 15. DePaul and Villanova had seven teams each that received Public Recognition Awards, followed by Providence (four); Connecticut, St. John’s, USF and Syracuse (three each); Louisville, Rutgers and Seton Hall (two each); and Cincinnati, Marquette and Pittsburgh (one each).
NCAA Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Awards
The 70 BIG EAST teams that were honored with Public Recognition Awards by the NCAA for achieving multi-year Academic Progress Rate scores in the top 10 percent in the respective sport for the period ending with the 2010-11 academic year.
Baseball Georgetown University
Baseball University of Notre Dame
Field Hockey Georgetown University
Football FBS (2010 and later) Rutgers University
Men's Basketball University of Notre Dame
Men's Basketball University of Pittsburgh
Men's Cross Country Georgetown University
Men's Cross Country University of Connecticut
Men's Cross Country University of Notre Dame
Men's Golf DePaul University
Men's Golf Georgetown University
Men's Golf Seton Hall University
Men's Golf University of Connecticut
Men's Golf University of Notre Dame
Men's Lacrosse University of Notre Dame
Men's Lacrosse Villanova University
Men's Soccer DePaul University
Men's Soccer Villanova University
Men's Swimming Georgetown University
Men's Swimming Providence College
Men's Swimming University of Notre Dame
Men's Tennis Georgetown University
Men's Tennis St. John's University
Men's Tennis University of Notre Dame
Men's Tennis Villanova University
Men's Track, Indoor Georgetown University
Men's Track, Indoor Syracuse University
Men's Track, Indoor University of Louisville
Men's Track, Indoor University of Notre Dame
Men's Track, Outdoor Georgetown University
Men's Track, Outdoor Syracuse University
Men's Track, Outdoor University of Notre Dame
Softball DePaul University
Softball Georgetown University
Softball University of Notre Dame
Softball Villanova University
Women's Basketball DePaul University
Women's Cross Country DePaul University
Women's Cross Country Providence College
Women's Cross Country Syracuse University
Women's Cross Country University of Cincinnati
Women's Cross Country University of Notre Dame
Women's Golf Georgetown University
Women's Golf St. John's University
Women's Golf University of Louisville
Women's Golf University of Notre Dame
Women's Golf University of South Florida
Women's Lacrosse Georgetown University
Women's Soccer DePaul University
Women's Soccer Marquette University
Women's Soccer Rutgers University
Women's Soccer St. John's University
Women's Soccer University of Notre Dame
Women's Swimming Georgetown University
Women's Swimming University of Notre Dame
Women's Tennis DePaul University
Women's Tennis Georgetown University
Women's Tennis University of Connecticut
Women's Tennis University of South Florida
Women's Tennis Villanova University
Women's Track, Indoor Georgetown University
Women's Track, Indoor Providence College
Women's Track, Indoor University of Notre Dame
Women's Track, Indoor Villanova University
Women's Track, Outdoor Providence College
Women's Track, Outdoor University of Notre Dame
Women's Track, Outdoor Villanova University
Women's Volleyball Georgetown University
Women's Volleyball Seton Hall University
Women's Volleyball University of South Florida
